{"id":73616,"date":"2020-08-20T19:17:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T13:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=73616"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:17:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T13:47:37","slug":"simulation-video-viral-as-fireworks-set-off-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/simulation-video-viral-as-fireworks-set-off-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulation video viral as fireworks set off for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/Tokyo+for+the+opening+ceremony+of+the+Olympic+Games\/keywords_blended_posts?f=AbrB2SOuPZcl6wcLGf1J9pP1Tt7PSjHar7LXUpAxMfrp_zzDBokUyu46Os2L4qR_XA5AuWB8qDcWdldnjoecr8uGQkcnh2Di5hUMQyFvSFNRmzq5MgJqk6LLsimmPRWnmpRKoiqitzTO8N0iFoIvanNok6pkWF1_XB_zY-KUt2f6WZ_KaWr-EHBFI2Q_63sgc2Y&amp;filters=eyJycF9hdXRob3IiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJtZXJnZWRfcHVibGljX3Bvc3RzXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJcIn0ifQ%3D%3D&amp;epa=SEE_MORE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Tokyo%20for%20the%20opening%20ceremony%20of%20the%20Olympic%20Games&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=tokyo+olympics+fireworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> users have posted a video clip that shows exquisite fireworks. The claim suggests this is from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which could not be held due to the coronavirus pandemic. &#8220;Japan decided to do the show under Mount Fuji,&#8221; reads the viral message.<\/p>\n<p>The video below posted by Twitter account <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@MiguelCalabria3<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">\u00a0was viewed over 3,000 times.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The fireworks were prepared by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tokyo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tokyo<\/a> \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games that could not be held. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Japan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Japan<\/a> decided to do the show under Mount Fuji \ud83d\uddfb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pandemic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pandemic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Florazul30?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Florazul30<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Video?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Video<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/neIAJSjVAd\">pic.twitter.com\/neIAJSjVAd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miguel Calabria (@MiguelCalabria3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiguelCalabria3\/status\/1295077463974912000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Facebook page IGrow RSA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/igrowrsa\/videos\/738797380017283\/?v=738797380017283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> a 3-minute version of the same video and wrote, &#8220;<span class=\"_44bj\">The Olympics cannot be opened because of the epidemic, but these fireworks cannot be stored until 2021, so the Olympic fireworks are displayed at this time.\u201d This video has been shared over 12,000 times and viewed over 4 lakh times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73621 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-17_30_28-8-Watch-Discover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1394\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-17_30_28-8-Watch-Discover.jpg 1394w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-17_30_28-8-Watch-Discover-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-17_30_28-8-Watch-Discover-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-17_30_28-8-Watch-Discover-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-17_30_28-8-Watch-Discover-990x609.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-17_30_28-8-Watch-Discover-1320x812.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1394px) 100vw, 1394px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=mount+fuji+fireworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keyword search<\/a> on YouTube and found that the viral video was uploaded by the channel hiramu55bocaboca in 2015 and has over 3 million views. The tune playing in the background is <span class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">&#8216;William Tell Overture&#8217; by Gioachino Rossini.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FWsim Mount Fuji Synchronized Fireworks Show2\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3mfm_phG1os?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The title of 2015 video reads, &#8216;FWsim Mount Fuji Synchronized Fireworks Show2&#8217;. FWsim is a fireworks simulator tool. Some of the features on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwsim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a> state, &#8220;create firework displays with your favourite music; build your own firework effects, or choose from a huge effects library; 3D worlds with realistic lighting and video export in 4K resolution with shadows and smoke simulation.&#8221; While FWsim is a paid software, a free trial is also available.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73626 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-18_12_10-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1903\" height=\"946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-18_12_10-.jpg 1903w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-18_12_10--300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-18_12_10--1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-18_12_10--768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-18_12_10--1536x764.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-18_12_10--990x492.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-20-18_12_10--1320x656.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1903px) 100vw, 1903px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as per the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympic.org\/tokyo-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olympics website<\/a>, the Tokyo 2020 games will take place next year after they were rescheduled due to COVID19. In March, t<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">he official account of The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games tweeted, &#8220;The Olympic Games <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tokyo2020?src=hashtag_click\" data-focusable=\"true\">#Tokyo2020<\/a><\/span> will be held from 23 July until 8 August 2021.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Olympic Games <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tokyo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tokyo2020<\/a> will be held from 23 July until 8 August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>More information here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ST25uXKglE\">https:\/\/t.co\/ST25uXKglE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sQo1TIcH5O\">pic.twitter.com\/sQo1TIcH5O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tokyo2020\/status\/1244618800663683072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This video was earlier fact-checked by American fact-checking website Snopes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/tokyo-set-off-fireworks-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus the viral video doesn&#8217;t show fireworks at all. It&#8217;s a simulation created using computer software. The claim that it shows fireworks set off for Tokyo 2020 Olympics is false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Facebook, Twitter and YouTube users have posted a video clip that shows exquisite fireworks. The claim suggests this is from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which could not be held due to the coronavirus pandemic. &#8220;Japan decided to do the show under Mount Fuji,&#8221; reads the viral message. 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